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anguine

/ˈeɪ̯ŋ.ɡwɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
an-guine
IPA
/ˈeɪ̯ŋ.ɡwɪn/
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to snakes or serpents

adj

Snakelike.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éngʷʰis Proto-Italic *anɣʷis Latin anguis Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin anguīnusder. English anguine From Latin anguinus, from anguis (“snake”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈeɪ̯ŋ.ɡwɪn/

Inflected Forms

more anguine (comparative) most anguine (superlative)

Derived Forms

anguinous

Synonyms

ophidian serpentine snakelike

Rhymes With

sanguine

Questions

How do you pronounce anguine?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈeɪ̯ŋ.ɡwɪn/.
What does anguine mean?
Pertaining to snakes or serpents
Where does anguine come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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